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George Segal , (Nov 26, 1924–June 9, 2000)
Fabricated by Knickerbocker Machine & Foundry, Inc., New York

Chicken

1966
4 in. x 18 3/4 in. (10.16 cm x 47.63 cm)

Medium and Support: Cast acrylic and fiberglass

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Accession Number: 1966.33

Commentary

Commissioned and published by Tanglewood Press founder Rosa Esman, fabricated (with the exception of Sunrise) by Knickerbocker Machine and Foundry, and produced in an edition of 75, these seven objects collectively embody all the basic tenets of the Pop movement. While ready-made materials like restaurant dishes and automobile mirrors have been utilized in Claes Oldenburg’s Baked Potato and Allan D’Arcangelo’s Side-View Mirror, other pieces, such as George Segal’s Chicken and Tom Wesselmann’s Little Nude, are results of post-War technology developments in the field of plastic reproduction. More broadly, this project shifts the traditional focus of editions away from printing and toward casting, with only three printed—versus four cast—objects, thus allowing visual artists from other mediums to participate in the Pop Art trend of multiples.

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

POP!: Selections from the Collection Addison Gallery of American Art , 5/3/2014 - 7/31/2014
[permanent collection, 101-105] Addison Gallery of American Art , 6/25/2022 - 1/29/2023

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Periods and Styles: Pop Art

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